Lot #: 88
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare Stoneware Oyster Jar, probably Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, NY, early 19th century, cylindrical jar with narrow opening designed to hold a canning lid, the surface covered in a salt glaze. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a forty-year private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. A few minor rim chips. Two minor chips to bottom edge and a minor, glazed-over base chip. H 6 3/8".
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